Tag: UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT
Utrecht University launches investigation into evictions during pro-Palestine protests
On 7 May, the courtyard of the University Library was occupied by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Dozens of demonstrators refused to leave after several warnings from the police and were removed by…
Shepherd Jan still has sick sheep after bluetongue vaccination
“This lady has been inside for two weeks,” says Jan, pointing to one of the two sheep. “She was almost written off. She didn’t eat, didn’t walk, her whole head…
University ignores protesters’ demands, continues most Israeli collaborations
According to Itai and his fellow protesters, everything a university does and how it positions itself in relation to the war in Gaza should be looked at. “It could be…
Utrecht University stops X due to ‘disinformation, fake accounts and online intimidation’
Another reason the UU gives for stopping communication via X is that the reach has decreased in recent years. Other platforms, such as LinkedIn, are more useful for the institution.…
Fewer international student registrations, hospitality industry fears staff losses
From Sydney to Utrecht One of the international students still looking for a room is 17-year-old Lies den Hollander from Sydney, Australia. She will start her Philosophy, Politics and Economics…
Drawing of Utrecht internment camp for NSB members on Marktplaats: ‘Bids are skyrocketing’
When Terlingen heard from someone about the drawing on the bargain website, he was immediately curious. “I was attracted by its uniqueness and approached the man who sold it,” he…
Suspect arrested for defacing university buildings
The suspect was caught red-handed by officers on the Drift. They saw that the person was writing texts with red paint on a university building. “The subject fled on foot,…
Dutch young people less lonely than peers abroad
About 280,000 students from 44 countries participated in the study. The young people indicated, among other things, that they get along well with their parents, which contributes to combating loneliness.…
Students continue pro-Palestinian protests ‘until we are heard’
In the letter, three students from different universities represent fourteen student protest organizations from the cities of Utrecht, Tilburg, Leiden, Amsterdam, Wageningen, Groningen, Eindhoven, Nijmegen, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Enschede, Delft and…
Utrecht University will not cut ties with Israel
“If the values enshrined in the academic ethos, with the possibility of open and academic debate as a minimum requirement, do not prevent cooperation with Israeli and Palestinian universities, we…